攒

攢
cuán, zǎn
扌 + 赞
HSK 2.0Level 6
HSK 3.0Level 7

Definitions

zǎn (verb) to collect; to accumulate; to save
cuán (verb) to bring together

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 赞 represents the sound. Simplified form of 攢.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 赞

About

The character 攒 is a phono-semantic compound, with the hand radical 扌 on the left indicating a connection to manual actions like gathering, and the phonetic component 赞 on the right. Its traditional form is 攢, using the unsimplified 贊. The character has two related meanings: as a verb, it can mean to gather people or things into a cluster, or to accumulate and save resources like money over time. Its core sense involves the process of bringing dispersed elements together into a unified whole.

Example Sentences Hide

我攒了很多钱。

Wǒ zǎnle hěn duō qián.

I saved up a lot of money.

他正在攒钱买车。

Tā zhèngzài zǎn qián mǎi chē.

He is saving money to buy a car.

她攒了很多邮票。

Tā zǎnle hěn duō yóupiào.

She has collected many stamps.

为了旅行我攒了三个月工资。

Wèile lǚxíng wǒ zǎnle sān gè yuè gōngzī.

For the trip, I saved three months' salary.

大家攒在一起讨论问题。

Dàjiā cuán zài yīqǐ tǎolùn wèntí.

Everyone gathered together to discuss the problem.

虽然收入不高但他还是攒下了一笔钱。

Suīrán shōurù bù gāo dàn tā háishì zǎn xiàle yī bǐ qián.

Although his income is not high, he still managed to save a sum of money.

这台机器是由多个零件攒成的。

Zhè tái jīqì shì yóu duō gè língjiàn cuán chéng de.

This machine is assembled from multiple parts.

通过不断投资他攒下了可观的财富。

Tōngguò bùduàn tóuzī tā zǎn xiàle kěguān de cáifù.

Through continuous investment, he accumulated considerable wealth.

Related Characters

Component: 扌

把 提 打 报 接 指 据 拉 持 技 找 推 投 护

Component: 赞

瓒 缵 趱 躜 臜 酂

Example Words

攒钱 积攒 攒劲